Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 24
Jāmadagnya-Rāmasya Tapaścaraṇam
The Austerities of Rama Jamadagnya
Devanagari script
वसिष्ठ उवाच इत्येवमुक्तः प्रहसंस्तेन रामो महाद्युतिः / तूष्णीं क्षणमिव स्थित्वा दध्यौ किञ्चिदवाङ्मुखः
Transliteration
vasiṣṭha uvāca ityevamuktaḥ prahasaṃstena rāmo mahādyutiḥ / tūṣṇīṃ kṣaṇamiva sthitvā dadhyau kiñcidavāṅmukhaḥ
Translation
وسِشٹھ نے کہا—یوں کہے جانے پر مہادیوتی رام مسکرا اٹھے؛ ایک لمحہ خاموش رہ کر، کچھ سر جھکا کر غور کرنے لگے۔
Word by Word
vasiṣṭhaḥVasiṣṭha
vasiṣṭhaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvasiṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (इति-निपात)
evamin this way
evam:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (रीतिवाचक-अव्यय)
uktaḥhaving been addressed/spoken to
uktaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
prahāsansmiling/laughing
prahāsan:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootpra√has (धातु)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
tenaby him/with that
tena:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormPronoun; Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
rāmaḥRāma
rāmaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootrāma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
mahā-dyutiḥof great radiance
mahā-dyutiḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + dyuti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormKarmadhāraya ‘great + splendor’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
tūṣṇīmsilently
tūṣṇīm:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottūṣṇīm (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (अव्यय) ‘silently’
kṣaṇamfor a moment
kṣaṇam:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) (used adverbially)
ivaas if/like
iva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
FormComparative particle (उपमा-निपात)
sthitvāhaving stood/remained
sthitvā:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√sthā (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा)
dadhyauhe pondered
dadhyau:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dhyai (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
kiñcita little/something
kiñcit:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkiñcit (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormIndefinite pronoun; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) (used adverbially)
avāṅ-mukhaḥwith face turned downward
avāṅ-mukhaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootavāṅ (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormKarmadhāraya ‘downward + faced’; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)